Great story - and very humble of you to share it!!

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Martyn.

@automatoncollectives7237

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheStudioRats It’s silly of you to try and say this was a “stadium band”. Please.

I met Toby Smith and the rest of the band a few times back in the 90s. They were all great guys, but Jay Kay was very much the boss: fair play every ship needs a captain. He's a complex character I think. He had beautiful women throwing themselves at him backstage. Anyway glad you didn't give up, and remember everything happens for a reason. Love the Fender Rhodes you've got their too, I had one myself in the 90s.

Sending positive vibrations to you brother ! 😃 👍🏼 The best place to be , is where you are now🙏🏼 Peace and love, Stu 👍🏼

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Legend!

@zender2012

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has bad days 🥴. I remember good days, bad days, alright days, and a ton of amazing days with the lads. Absolutely fantastic 😃

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Stuart Zender I can imagine you have some great stories Stu. You were part of the band in its hay day, it must of been an awesome ride.

@3ver4fter53

Жыл бұрын

@@TheStudioRats Hey guys, how incredible to have both of you interacting here after this story. Thanks so much for the fantastic music and for the humility.

@juani9180

4 ай бұрын

​@@zender2012Hello, I know you're not going to answer but I love your work on all of Jamiroquai's albums. after all you are part of the best funky stage in the world

You need to get an interview with Rob Harris!

So refreshing to hear real stories, from real people! Failure happens and it's all good. Share some more, this is great material. Cheers.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers again Seb

From what I hear, back in 98 he was a bit of an arse. He’s a lovely guy now, I live locally to him and he’s chatty, friendly and humble. I think marriage and fatherhood has mellowed him.

@bsilentmusic

Жыл бұрын

Marriage and kids will do that for ya lol

@ant2312

Жыл бұрын

as per the usual with young music stars he had a bad cocaine problem at that time, he gave it up in 2003

Love this! More stories 👌

This must have been nerve wrecking. I got nervous just by listening to your story. 😵 I am sure most pros have stories like this. ID love to hear more😃

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

will do

That’s a great story. Many years ago I had to travel across the desert from Egypt into Israel in armed convoy travelling at a set speed with Pre agreed stops. It took 13 hours and all I had was my Sony disc player and ‘Funk Odyssey’. I learned to love Jamiroquai on that trip! Amazing band.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

cool story

You played with jamiroquai, that's it. Just for that you should feel like a winner. Nice story

@TheStudioRats

2 жыл бұрын

The right man got the job. Rob Harris is a fantastic guitar player.

Very interesting - yes, I'd like to hear some more stories! I have to say that I think it was churlish of Kay not to be pleasant on your entering, it would have been just common courtesy to greet nervous auditionees so they settled in and gave of their best. As you said, it all turned out for the best. He failed the audition to be the lead singer of The Brand New Heavies and went on to better things...

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

About the Brand New Heavies, I didn’t know that. All the best.

@davidthomas1467

Ай бұрын

Funny, Simon Bartholomew played for a time in Jamiroquai

Great story...we all have those moments...part of being human. Cheers.

More please. Stories are a great way to pass on experience and learning to many. Love it!

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Red Rover, will do.

Great story, Paul - lessons for us all there. Plus - as you said - when one door closes, another one opens.

these lessons of life as a musician are priceless. i've only ever been a cover band guitarist and auditioned guys for a second guitarist in our band. we never play songs exactly like the albums, and i love someone who listens and finds their spot in the song and plays with the band. opening up for some creative playing. i look for ways i can play less to mean more and give room to others. unfortunately, i can't read music and only play by ear, but i feel it works well for cover band work.

Such a cool story, I feel your pain though, I can imagine how terrifying that must have been.

Being auditioned for one of the greatest band that ever existed must be hard, dude. Glad you didn't gave up... and you surely did a good job

Please, we’d love to hear more!!

Great story, even though it didn't go as you wanted. Would absolutely like to hear stories like these. Jamiroquai was also one of my favorites. Really like the way they use the instruments and rhythm in their songs.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers yep Jay Kay is a tool but they are/were a great band.

Would love to hear more ,enjoyed it very much

Really enjoyed this mate. Love the honesty. More please

Great story!!! Please share more!!!

Keep the stories coming!

Great video. This video randomly popped up on my homepage today!

Yes! More stories please!

Great story! Would love to hear more .

would love to hear more stories like this!

Brilliant story thanks for sharing. Please share more story's Paul.

It would be great to hear more stories from you Paul Cheers

Super cool and honest of you telling this story- and your a great guitar player too! Fates mysterious ways…

Yep...that was interesting. I definitely want to hear more!

Loved this

More stories please Paul. What a cool life you've had thus far.

Would love to hear your about your other experiences that provide lessons learned. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for sharing something most of us can only daydream about.......You Da Man!!

Thanks for sharing!! Good on you - it's a super interesting story :)

That is a great store, Paul and a great lesson! And of course I would love to hear more! :)

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Artur ill see if i can do another next week.

Defo want to hear more Paul! Great story, as a fellow guitarist working in the industry I can relate so much to this scenario! Auditions can sometimes bring out the worst, most awkward situations. Looking forward to more stories!

Great story!!! and one by which to learn from!!! No lesson is for free but it is for you to keep!!! Loved❤️ your story please keep sharing them with us!!! They're really Lessons to learn from!!!😊🙏🏻

Great story, Paul. Lessons to learn all the way along in life. We either learn from them or repeat them, I guess. Thanks for the insights.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Douglas.

Wow, man. That’s an inspirational story. I’m sure it was an unforgettable experience, and so what if you didn’t get the gig. We all end up where we need to be eventually. If you ever make it to Nashville I’d be happy to jam on some Jamiroquai with you! The world could certainly use more positively charged disco funk these days. Cheers.

What an epic story. I would have done exactly the same, obsessed over tone and played the parts to the point of exhaustion. On another day for another band might have got you the gig. Thanks for sharing

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Low-fat, yep it definitely changed the way I auditioned after that.

That was really insightful and surreal. I play the drums and I go to open mics hear in Chicago. They ask me if I can play certain songs, well I always know the songs but I play the drum parts as how I see fit because I didn't want to sound like anyone else. And sometimes the other musicians get frustrated because they want the original drum parts but I always felt confined doing that. I was starting to feel like Maybe I should change. But after watching your video I am relieved and Happy to stay me. Jamiriquai is thee Hottest band EVER. My style. Your story was so awesome. I loved hearing it. You seem really cool. Please tell more. I'm gunna tell everyone In Chicago about your video and to watch it. JAMIRIQUAI are very big here still. But man that was so interesting. Thanks. You are a cool cat!!!!

You sharing this experience, Paul, simply sums-up what's great about you guys and your channel....down-to-earth, good, honest sharing of a love for music, especially that which revolves around guitars (don't we just love them.....recently got a 2008 PRS DGT and I'm in smitten!)......and we like-minded souls get the benefit......can't thank you enough, guys, and more power to your elbows (and fingers).

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! CHEERS steve.

Great story and wisdom Paul. 😊

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rolo.

Good story! Thanks for that, Paul.

Great Story Paul, yes more of these please. :)

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Will do.

Hi Paul. Great to hear this story. I hope you are well, and would be great to hear more! Take care

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

X

Thanks for sharing your story. I admire your guitar playing, and now your humility and honesty too! Much respect.

@TheStudioRats

9 ай бұрын

Cheers mark.

Congratulations Paul for your honest description..We are waiting for more stories..!!!

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Antonis, will do!

I feel your pain my friend. I've been in the exact same place. I had an audition to play with Frankie Valli. It wasn't my biggest dream in life but I do love his tunes and the band was very cool. I wanted the gig. But like you my nerves killed me. I played very mediocre and lost the gig. There ya go. Boom. Love your playing and your channel. I'm here frequently. Peace.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Franky Valli I’d love to hear that story Freddy.

Great story - thanks for sharing!

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This in an Amazing story mate, i think that its not Easy at all to audition for a band like that and im quite sure you learned a lot from that experience. Thanks for sharing

Lesson for life right there...dont over-think it. Great story Paul 🎸

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Chhers David.

Great story about perhaps my favorite band. It may have felt like abject failure at the time, but just to be considered for the job reflects all of the hard work and raw talent behind your playing. Getting to the level where you're on the short-list for joining one of the largest bands in the world sounds like almost unimaginable success to me. Would love to hear more of these stories!

Very honest and upfront of you, share some more experiences very interesting.

so much good general business advice in these 6 minutes!

Hey Paul, I’m just going through some of the older videos, I’d love to see and more of the history for you and James. Great story 👍🏻

@TheStudioRats

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Gary

Nice story Paul! Good advice for anyone finding themselves in a similar situation. BTW, I once saw JK on the Kings Road - his head under the bonnet of a broken down vintage Aston Martin.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

I shouldn’t laugh but...

More please…..fascinating.

Hey man! What an experience! Of course you were nervous... good vibes!!

Wow, that is a great story. It's interesting how nervous you were around Jay. He sings, but he certainly doesn't know how to play guitar or any other instrument that I know of. I probably would've been more nervous playing with the band. At the same time he is the leader, so whatever he wants goes. Like yourself, this my favorite band in the world as far as the genre that they play. It just wasn't meant to be, but you ended up in a good place regardless.

It is amazing to see somebody shares these experiences of real life

Great story man - yes do more

@TheStudioRats

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do

Thanks Paul! Our “failures” can either be failures...or they can be a pivot to unforeseen successes and opportunities for personal growth. Really appreciate all that you share.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael, great advice.

👍Cool story, more please😉

Please more of that stories.

While you were talking I tried to imagine myself in that same situation... I immediatley felt that classic cold in the body and the growing heart rate... :) You tried and you discovered that it was not a matter of guitar technique or guitar knowledge (that for sure you own), but only of managing the panic and the fear that is natural to feel in those moments.

Thanks for sharing - great story!!

@TheStudioRats

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@paulngardner

Жыл бұрын

@@TheStudioRats as I do all of your content! Fairly new to the channel and really enjoying it 👍 Just felt compelled to comment on this one for some reason!

hell, yh - want to hear more stories!

Love to hear more stories Paul. Jamiroquai are a favourite of mine. Saw them at the o2.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.

@philcackett1155

3 жыл бұрын

Di you play with Andrew Roachford? He comes across as a nice guy.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Phil Cackett yep I did some studio stuff with him. He’s a really nice guy and super talented.

I really appreciate ur honesty. I play keys in germany, was 13 when too young 2 die came out etc.... I feel u man❤

Great storytelling!

Music has always just flowed from me I don't play other people's stuff I just play what I feel and it works like becoming one with my feelings and music it just feels natural the longer I play the better I get music has always been a healing thing for me I don't want to be famous or make it a job I just want to play and heal my own soul great story by the way and your probably better off you do great reviews

Great story. It reminds me of Pete Thorn's series on getting gigs and playing with others. You'd probably get the gig now, but only because you've gone through that experience.

awesome story with a lesson

Paul I am a man like you that has had to humble myself and admit my mistakes in front of my own family. Therefore whenever I see someone else do the same thing before the whole world, I say good for you because I know the courage it takes to admit ones mistakes. So you sir have gained my respect(because you have earned it/it is never given freely). It’s always better to humble oneself than be humbled by others. The world sure could use a few men that think like that right about now huh.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers James thats really nice to hear.

Great story!!!

Very humbling story...You can't tell by your playing : ) It's refreshing to see the "human" side as well as the " Sir guitar virtuoso king of tasty licks extrordinare.."

Excellent story. I can just guess how that must've felt... But you landed on yr feet 👍 Thx for sharing 😊

@TheStudioRats

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah I think I dodged a bullet and the guy that got the gig is SO GOOD! He deserved the gig way more.

Thanks for sharing this story. Everything happens for a reason eh! and as you say the guy before you was great and you think he got the gig... so no matter what you did maybe the guy before was everything the singer was looking for ..... no matter what you did. Would be great to hear more stories of how you got to be here now. Cheers from Australia

Great vid chief

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

Give us more stories Paul.. love your channel mate 👍🏼

@TheStudioRats

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Elgon

@elgonm289

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheStudioRats I actually bought Marshall JCM 900 4102 after watching you review it on your channel and ...great content and fantastic playing as well Paul👌 👏

Great story enjoyed with a beer -lets have some more tales please!

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben, will do.

More more stories we want!

Good shout...

I think you did GREAT given the circumstances- I would have had a heart attack and collapsed head first into their amp and everything else before even beginning the first rhythm part

Wow my fav band what a story.

More stories please!

At least you got to play with them. When I was 19, back in the late 80’s I moved to London to try and ‘make it’ in music. I got an audition with a band at Nomis studios, took the Tube all the way from Dulwich with my guitar. I had hair like Bruno from Fame then and have never had great fashion sense. I sat on the sofa in reception and this dude swaggered out dressed in leather, necklaces and bangles - ‘Are you Simon?’. He told me to hang on, went back into the studio then came back out and said ‘sorry mate but we’re not going to try you out after all’. Another time I didn’t even get that far - rang an ad in the Melody Maker and the guy on the other end asked if I’d been in any name bands. Before I’d even finished uttering ‘no’ he’d hung up on me. The band? The Pretenders.

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

coool story Simon.

@simonc61

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheStudioRats You’ve just reminded me of another story - I went for another audition in the village hall at Stoke Fleming, near Dartmouth in Devon which coincidentally is where JK has a house. I can’t remember the band now but it definitely wasn’t Jamiroquai! I did have to use the amp they supplied though and I remember there being a few guitarists in the waiting room. It wasn’t bad as the audition in a Torquay nightclub though - I had to stand on the stage, blinded by spotlights and play along to a backing track while two guys from the band sat in the gloom and watched. Why do we put ourselves through this? :-)

Great

Seems like lessons that apply to so many life situations.

One door closes, another one opens

Enjoyed the vid. For me, the best album is 'A Funk Odyssey'. Classic.

Christ what a story, makes me nervous just listening to it, thanks for sharing.

Nice story with a happy ending so I wasn’t all bad and like you said you actually got to play with them!

Great story....👍

Great story.

Yes more stories 👍👍

@TheStudioRats

3 жыл бұрын

will do.

Share more stories like this!